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American shaolin book6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Matt's parents do not approve, but Matt uses his college fund to do it anyway. He goes to college to cross off number 1, but then decides the best way to address the others is to study kung fu at Shaolin in China. ![]() Matt makes a list of things that are wrong with him, consisting of: 1) ignorant, 2) cowardly, 3) still a boy (not a man), 4) unattractive to the opposite sex, 5) spiritually confused. By the time he returns to America he is more skilled in kung fu, and feels that he has finally become a man. He changes, becoming braver and more confident, and gradually crosses everything off his list. He comes to respect Shaolin for what it is, not what he wants it to be, and learns more about Chinese culture and society while he is there. When he arrives at Shaolin it is not everything he expected, but he is determined to see it through. ![]() He wants to change a list of things that he thinks is wrong with him. "American Shaolin" tells the true story of a young American man called Matt who decides to travel to China to learn kung fu at the Shaolin Temple. ![]()
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